Check out my new short film, “FEBRUARY”, entirely shot on the Canon EOS 550D / Rebel T2i (pre-production model)!
I used NO GRADING, just the “flattened” picture preset, and shot mostly at ISO100 (day) & ISO1600 (night).

I used this really cheap – but quite heavy – tripod setup for all of the tripod shots in the film above. Watch out for a review of this tripod here on the blog soon. Have been using it for over 8 years now, nothing comes close regarding price if you want something stable that performs well in windy situations, or if you need to go really high!

Before I start drooling over this new camera from Canon, I have to tell you that I am relatively new to the whole HDSLR field.

Over 14 months ago, I was doing detailed research on what HD camera to buy – I needed a real workhorse for “real” commercial jobs, for many of which a DSLR camera is just not suitable. Also, at that time, only the 5Dmark2 with its 30 fps recording was available, and that was of course unacceptable (I live in Austria, and of course it’s a PAL country like the rest of Europe).

Canon EOS 550D

I went with the EX3 and have never regretted that choice. It has enabled me to do lots of great work so far – work which would just have been impossible to do with my old Panasonic DVX100A, which served me well for over 7 years.

That's me with my EX3 (photo by Stefan Fleig)

Nevertheless, I always – of course, like everybody else – was striving for a filmic look on some jobs and projects. At that point already I decided that a DoF adapter like e.g. a Letus wasn’t the way to go for me. I don’t want to loose more light and is an overall too bulky setup to use on a regular basis. It might be true that the overall quality of images shot with these adapters is still a bit more “organic” than DSLR footage, but the bulkiness just won’t allow you to shoot much of the stuff you’d be able to shoot with a DSLR for exactly three reasons:

Size, weight and light sensitivity.

To make a long story short: I decided a while ago that I needed an additional camera for a different purpose to supplement my EX3 setup. And I think I might have waited long enough with the purchase – because I just found my future camera with the new Canon EOS 550D (or Rebel T2i, how it’s called in the US).

Thanks to a friend who’s working for an Austrian IT magazine, I was able to get my hands on this new sensation early. After he tested the camera, I was also given the opportunity to have a close look at it and shoot some test footage.

I have to mention that this is a pre-production model – Canon explicitly told us that there might be some changes until its final release. Nevertheless, looking almost exclusively at the video mode, I found nothing to enhance on the firmware (I have version 1.0.3 on the model right here). I also heard that this camera will start shipping this or next week already, so what I have in hand might be close to the final thing.

So why exactly is it a sensation?

This one is easy to answer: Without having a 7D here to do a side-by-side comparison, it delivers a very similar video picture to the Canon 7D in practically every video mode. It offers all the frame rates the 7D offers: 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30, 720p50 and 720p60.

550D NTSC movie resolution & framerate options

550D PAL movie resolution & framerate options

It offers an HDMI port, a mike-in port, and even an autofocus mode for video (!) which isn’t always as useless as you might think, because it only focuses when you slightly press the release button, just like in photo mode (and you can calibrate the autofocus matrix the way you like – by the way, it uses the same autofocus system the 7D uses as well). I wasn’t able to test the resolution the HDMI port delivers, sorry for that – I know this is important, but somebody else will have to check this out as I already had to return the camera.
EDIT: Zak Melms commented on Vimeo the following regarding HDMI:“In case folks are wondering, no HD output when recording, and no clean video signal either, it drops out for a second when you start and stop and when you arent recording you get all of the display controls.”EDIT on March 2, 2010: Jay Friesen has taken a detailled look on HDMI with the Rebel T2i / 550D – you have to check this out!

Just like the 7D, the 550D uses a sensor that delivers 18 Megapixels (17.9 to be exact, 5184 x 3456 pixels) in photo mode, which isn’t irrelevant for video mode: because of this same resolution the images are – at least to my eyes, as I said – indistinguishable to video images from a 7D. BUT Canon pointed out that it is NOT the same sensor! Unfortunately I don’t have a 7D to borrow to do a side-by-side comparison in the field, this is up to somebody else. I am very curious if somebody can note any difference performance-wise. From what I’ve seen shot on a 7D, I certainly can’t see much difference. There might be a little more grain at 1600 ISO, but I can’t say that for sure – might have been circumstantial when I shot yesterday (lots of fog).

That is of course also true for the “disadvantages” of the 7D: The picture is considerably less “sharp” compared to the 5Dmk2 or a “real” FullHD camera like the EX1 or EX3 (probably a mathematical problem resulting from the necessary line-skipping in the sensor which has a much higher resolution than the necessary 1920*1080), and of course there’s sometimes bad aliasing. Check out Stu Maschwitz’s blog on that matter to find out more.

The LCD screen is super-crisp. In fact – 7D owners won’t like to hear this – according to the specifications it has even a slightly higher resolution than the 7D (10% better): the 550D sports a 3 inch display with approx. 1.04 million pixels, while the 7D has a display of the same size with 920.000 pixels!

The 550D uses slower internal processing than the 7D, which means you can only shoot 3.7 images per second in photo mode (compared to 8 on the 7D). I think this difference is irrelevant to movie modes, at least I didn’t find any limitations while I was out shooting. Just like on the 7D, 1080p recording is limited to 12 minutes per take.

ADDED on March 4, 2010:
I clarified the 12 minute recording issue with Canon today, once and for all. We were told that the real reason for the 12 minute recording limit is – as many have said for a long time – the FAT32 format on the card. The FAT32 file system has a maximum file size of 4GB which equals 12 minutes of 1080p. Canon simply has no technology in place that allows the seamless linking of the files, therefore enabling the cameras to record seamless takes that span over multiple 4GB files. We were told that this recording limit has nothing to do with overheating or other issues.
It’s weird Canon still doesn’t seem able or willing to fix this with a simple firmware update – other cameras like the XDCAM EX line by Sony are recording in FAT32 too, but they have proper technology in place to allow continuous recording. The files are later even joined by the software when you transfer the footage from the cameras onto your computer.

There is one thing in particular which shows that Canon is really trying to dominate the market for HDSLR shooters in the long run: They didn’t employ a lower bitrate, something which many – and maybe rightfully so – were fearing at first. It offers the same 44-45 MBit a second as the 7D. You really get the idea here that Canon always seem to built into the camera what’s technologically feasible at the moment, not what their marketing department would probably prefer (I’m looking at you, Panasonic GH1).

With its higher bitrate and a multitude of frame rates and resolutions, the 7D was a big step up from the 5D, albeit of course with a smaller sensor and the resulting loss of light sensitivity and the resulting increase in focal length (1.6 increase, same with 550D). With less and cheaper components, they were obviously able to give us practically the same thing with the 550D.

Now, the $800 550D is in some ways more versatile than the $2.500 5Dmk2!

(A firmware update for the 5Dmk2 adding the new framerates was announced long ago, but people are still waiting for it to arrive.)

By the way, rolling shutter is of course just as bad as on the 7D – but I think not as bad as on the 5Dmk2 (again, probably because of the smaller sensor).

The same-sized processor also results in a comparable sensitivity as on the 7D as far as ISO are concerned. I shot most of the night scenes in the test short at ISO 1600, which to me is the maximum tolerable amount of grain. As Philip Bloom has pointed out on the 7D, at 3200 ISO it starts getting really nasty. However, when I shot some tests last night in thick fog, you could see quite heavy grain even at 1600 ISO – see above by the end of my short “February” for these shots.
By the way, the Rebel T2i / 550D is somewhat limited in choosing ISO levels: you only get 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, whereas with the 7D and 5Dmk2 you can also choose from 160, 320, 640 etc.

I tested the 550D with the Kit lens, which is also the same as on the 7D (EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS). As you probably know, this is not a professional lens, but it is an exceptional value for just $300, and good enough for many keen amateurs who’re not looking to create the perfect film look. But don’t expect that lens to perform well in the dark.

To really get to the potential of this camera, you have to use a really fast lens to be able to shoot at low-light and with a very shallow depth of field because of a wide open iris. We were given the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, a lens worth twice as much as the camera. With the 1.6 increase in focal length this equals to roughly 110-320mm on 35mm.

Effectively this means that I was running around with something like a shotgun, mostly shooting hand-held without much support (my soon-to-be-replaced Manfrotto tripod is just to inconvenient to carry around for a long time, might finally have to go for Philip Bloom’s beloved Miller DS-20 or even a new Sachtler Speedlock with a FSB-8 head).

So please bear with me if there are some shaky shots in my demo short film. I can guarantee you, it’s not the camera, it’s me :-).

As far as handling and workmanship of the 550D are concerned, there are of course differences to the 7D (they have to start somewhere!). The form factor is exactly the same as on its not-quite-HD-shooting predecessor, the 500D, and it has the same “plasticky” feel to it. There is no weather proofing like on the 7D, and it is considerably lighter (which is not particularly a good thing for steadiness). The 7D is 820 grams body-only, while the 550D weighs only 475 grams. That’s almost half the weight!! So don’t take a leaf out of my book and get some good support for shooting with this camera!

The menu button layout is somewhat different from the 7D, but still quite comfortable for filmmakers. You have to switch to movie mode using the upper dial, Live View automatically turns on. The Live View button right next to the screen is therefore becoming the record button in movie mode. It is on the exact same position as the movie switch on the 7D.

Contrary to the other cameras, the 550D records to SD and SDHC cards. Which is great for me, because I have a legion of Transcend 16 GB Class 6 SDHC cards from my EX3 lying around. At first we used the camera with a 4GB SanDisk Class 2 SD card, which is supposed to be too slow to stomach the constant video bitrate – however, quite strangely, we were able to shoot without interruptions. We changed to a 16 GB Class 6 SDHC card quickly though, because we didn’t want to risk any video corruption.

Personally, I think this camera will be another game changer, making “the film look” a ubiquitous commodity. Of course, cheap gear won’t create good filmmaking skill, but now even more young and aspiring filmmakers will have access to these tools, which will enable them to train their skills at an earlier age just because of the low price of the camera.

550D at 1600 ISO (video still frame)

550D at 100 ISO (video still frame) - somebody with a 7D photographed with a 550D - oh, the irony!

Quite oddly, you can now hear the huge broadcast accessory industry moan – their prices haven’t really dropped much despite comparatively cheap HDSLRs have been available for a while now, and they keep saying that good quality has its price. That is of course true – but it is also true that producing in higher volumes would enable them to drop prices significantly in most cases, reaching a much wider audience. In the end this will most likely also lead to much higher profits. It’s unjustifiable to go out, buy and stick a loupe for half the price of the camera itself onto the 550D. This is not simply not sustainable and most of the 550D buyers won’t even consider buying one.

550D at 1600 ISO (video still frame)

These companies should look at what Canon themselves are doing: They are giving their entry-level DSLR the very same video features as its big brother, the 7D. They sure will make tons of money of it. The lower the price, the more people will be able to afford it – and most of these future buyers wouldn’t ever have bought a $1.700 7D for sure. Just my 2¢ on that whole accessory prices matter.

My verdict is simple: BUY THIS CAMERA. For this price, I can hardly think of any reason not to get the Canon 550D / Rebel T2i. And if you already have a 5D or 7D, this is the perfect back-up camera.

I pre-ordered mine already, and I think it will sell like hotcakes – I do think they will definitely run out of those quite early if the demand is as high as I think it is!!

If you plan on buying the 550D / Rebel T2i and want to support this blog in order to keep those reviews coming, I’d appreciate it if you buy through one of these Amazon links (US store, UK store and German store). Greatly appreciated!!!

EDIT:

Upon popular request, I have uploaded a short RAW FOOTAGE CLIP straight off the camera, you can download it from here:

As you can see, it’s really bad – which is unfortunately perfectly normal for cameras with a CMOS chip and HDSLRs in particular.

PHOTOGRAPHY with the 550D / T2i:

And for those also interested in taking PHOTOS with this camera (like me), here are some samples in full resolution (converted from RAW – can’t post the RAWs just yet because you won’t be able to open them in any editor, the format is too new!):

Excellent review, I think you’ve covered a lot of very good points and I totally agree that this is the new HV20 but with bells on. And true, no more excuses, you either have talent or you don’t and the 550D will show this.

thx for that in depth preview … so ist a great “HD-DSLR-newcomer” Cam is guess worth the buy anyway … 🙂 cant wait to see more footage … have to say this could really be my first own Canon HD-DSLR 🙂 … we will see

I am using 16GB Transcend SDHC Class 6 cards and had no problem with them whatsoever. Yes, the limit for recording is still 12 minutes, I think this is not dependent on the type of card used, but on restrictions within the camera.

No, there’s no setting for shooting slow-motion directly, but the camera is able to record 720p with 50fps or 60fps (in PAL and NTSC mode) – you can later reconform the framerate to match your timeline – in my case, 25fps.

Very good review and very nice footage. i work with a 7D from December and I’m quite happy with it. Never managed to get that film look from previous cameras ( hdcam included ) . Of course i’m considering the 550D as a 2 camera for my wok. All very nice with the price and so on. The problem is that you MUST have very high quality lenses to achieve good results and those are expensive, very expensive and it seems they’ll continue so.

This is absolutely imrepssing.
I´m studying HD-camcorders now for a couple of months and I still cannot decide, which one to buy.
On the other side, I own a 20D, which is pretty amazing, but I always have to carry 2 machines.

Now, as I see this review here, I´m thinking about to buy a 550D.

but which editing tool you use?

Is it possible to send me over a short sample of the original material as I wanna study it in Canopus Edius.

on windows there isn´t any proper avchd-(and/or)mov-tool,
that let´s you work in realtime, I tried nearly every tool and the only ones, which are more or less good are vegas and edius neo booster (heavily depends on the original-video-file, that´s the reason, why I asked for it)

I happened to stumble across your twitter page earlier in the week during my quest to research the T2i. I have been looking forward to seeing what quality of video you could produce with it, and I am impressed! Thanks for getting the footage out there! Also while I was here I checked out a bunch of your other videos, awesome, awesome stuff! Keep up the good work!

With Regard to the 12-minute-limit:
Correct me, if I’m wrong, but I think that Philip Bloom mentioned in one of his blogs, that this video restriction is due to tax reasons. It has to be that way, otherwise it would be classified as a camcorder, which is more expensive tax-wise.

Unfortunately, I can’t remember where exactly I got that information, but I’m sure, one of you will know 🙂

As far as I know, the recording limit for 1080p is 12 minutes because of overheating problems.

The video restriction you are talking about is 30 minutes – that is because of tax reasons, everything that records 30+ minutes is considered a camcorder here in Europe and will be taxed accordingly.
That’s why the SD recording limit (or 640×360) is right below 30 minutes I think.

it’s not fat32 that is the problem. It’s Europe’s screwed up Duty and Tax system. fat32 is also what SXS uses and the JVC cams as well as gopro cams etc…they simply start a new clip instantly the other one finishes. Bizarrely the issue is the SD mode which records 29.59 . It that became 30mins then camera is classified video camera and is subject to higher tax bracket. Because of this Canon globally took approach to keep all their cameras below this to avoid making separate models for markets. Canon could get rid of the SD mode and let the camera record 29.59 is HD mode and we would all be happy!

Wow, ok, wasn’t completely aware of that … so you’re saying there’s a 12 minute limit in HD mode even with the US version of these cameras?

When I think about it, yes, you also get chunks of 4 GB video files with SxS, but I didn’t think about that because you just never see them when using Log & Transfer with Final Cut Pro or the Clip Browser.

Have you ever asked Canon about this? Maybe it’s the overheating issue after all.

February 27, 2010

Ili

Thanks for the good review.

About the 4GB limit – this should not be an issue with the new SDXC / exFAT standards anymore. The limit of 12 minutes should than be history.

I think it more likely that the 12 min limit is because of the filesystem on the memory card. It’s probably some sort of FAT system, and 12 minutes of 330 MB/min translates to more or less 4 GB… But I’m only guessing here.

Nino how easy was it to change shutter, iso and aperture on the go? Usually the pro bodies will have dedicated buttons and the consumer bodies will be menu driven? Does the 550 have dedicated buttons for iso/aperture?

Great post, thanks very much for sharing your experiences with this camera.
I’ve been interested in taking the HD-DSLR plunge for a while now and with the camera body this cheap, it’s hard to resist.
Very cool to see some sample video too, looks lovely.
~ Mike

A very nice review and sample video, 550D is really a game changer… now you need to get a Panasonic GH2 (perhaps G2 and G10 in March if we follow the rumors) at the end of the year… Hmmm … decisions…

*sigh* … even if 550D is quite cheap for the features, i won’t be buying one (or any other camera for the matter) … because money is not abundant around here and… Nikon F501x and Glitt 35mm (they are film cameras, they are – VERY – old and they still work) will have to sufice for the time being…

About the rolling shutter: Haven’t seen this before (just realized the HDSLR option a couple of days ago when I started seriously drooling over the new 550D) but I understand it stems from the CMOS sensor’s line by line sequential readout. (Would not be an issue for a CCD I think.)

I think it should be possible (and not very hard) to compensate for this in software, during postprocessing. If anybody is aware of software for this, please post here. If it is not available, I might be interested in looking into it myself…

I heard Panasonic say they would incorporate something like this software in their future cameras, then we wouldn’t even notice it so much. (Panny is very sensitive to the subject, they were the last ones to hop on the CMOS train probably because of reasons like this one.)

I used the LCD screen, but as you can see, I’m often far off with the focus because of that. The Z-Finder is a great choice, used it with a 5Dmk2 once, albeit it seems a bit overpriced considering the price of the 550D / T2i!

If you’re going for the shallow depth of field look, this is the HD camera for you. You will need fast lenses with a wide aperture though – and those are of course not as cheap as the kit lens for example.

Unfortunately I had to give the pre-production camera back, I’m currently waiting for my own model that I ordered!
But check out this audio demo from a 7D, which seems to have the exact same built-in microphone: http://vimeo.com/7438226

Wow, the internal microphone creates an echo, which I presume is rather standard for built in mic’s, same as my MacBook Pro’s iSight.

I’m now trying to decide between a 500D and a 550D. It would mainly be used for outdoor photography, and occasional indoor/outdoor video. As I mentioned to you earlier, would be used for mountains, plants, animals etc. And I’m wanting to know whether you’d consider the 550D as more worth the money?

Forget the 500D. It doesn’t have a proper HD movie mode – it is only able to record 20fps at 1080p, which is just unusable for anything.
If you’re on a budget, the 550D is the only option – there is currently nothing that comes close in video quality price-wise.

Yes, you can now us spot autofocus, but you can’t compare it to a normal autofocus on a video camera, because it just focuses on the spot when you press it. Professionally speaking though, using an autofocus for video is always out of the question.

Forget the 500D. It doesn’t have a proper HD movie mode – it is only able to record 20fps at 1080p, which is just unusable for anything.
If you’re on a budget, the 550D is the only option – there is currently nothing that comes close in video quality price-wise.

Yes, you can now us spot autofocus, but you can’t compare it to a normal autofocus on a video camera, because it just focuses on the spot when you press it. Professionally speaking though, using an autofocus for video is always out of the question.

Well, my budget is around £850, and 550D should be £550 in a few months.

I wasn’t aware of the exact specifications of the 500D, but sucks that it’s stuck at 20fps.

The autofocus would be useful for spur of the moment action. Not for permanent usage! 😉

would you reccomend anything other than the 550D for my budget? I’d like the 550D for its mic in after you showed me how pitiful it is.

Youve really inspired me now with your February video, and I’m now so tempted to do one of my own when I next visit Munich, Germany. Or maybe even Tirol 😉 it really is a form of masterpiece full of emotion and pure art.

This is really a tough one to answer. In the DSLR field there’s really nothing that compares for that price. Canon just totally surprised the market with this introduction I think – the competition has nothing to offer which is even close to comparable. If you really need to get something cheaper, look for a “normal” small video camcorder.
Why don’t you order abroad, in the US or mainland Europe? In the UK the cam seems ridiculously overpriced.

Haven’t tried them, but nothing says otherwise, so they should work just fine! Thanks for the tip on the MP-E 65mm macro lens, this seems like an awesome piece of kit! Hope to get my hands on one at some point. I will include it in the ADVANCED LENSES post that will come later in the series of “essential kit” that I just started.

You can control the aperture (iris) by pressing the AV+/- button and then turning the dial on the top of the camera. Full manual control means you can indeed control aperture, shutter and focus totally independently from each other.

No, I think the layout is just fine. Of course it would be easier if you didn’t have to press the button to change the aperture (they could have easily switched shutter and aperture control as you don’t need to change the shutter very often, but it is easier to access by just turning the dial). But it’s okay just as it is.

You’ve done a really great job by using this 550D and its very informative. Surprisingly shooting video at 1600 iso, the video is still clean and not grainy. But As you shoot video, does it heat up fast like 7D? 7D heats extreamly fast especially when you shoot high speed at 60fps

Thanks for your comment. I haven’t noticed any heat issues to be honest – but then again, I was using it outside only and it’s currently quite cold here in Austria. I will test the issue with my new 550D model as soon as I can.

Thank you for the in depth review and sample pictures and movies. I’ve been looking for quite a while for such a review. This is the only one I could find that is clear, has good samples and uses a “language” that aspiring photographers like myself can follow and understand. Keep up the good work!

hey nino thanks for the great and inspired review.
hurm is it true that the picture captured by this camera has a lot of noise? im just thinking whether buying canon eos 450d or canon eos 550d. picture quality is very important for me. omg please help me!!!.
thanks a lot.

No, the picture definitely doesn’t have more noise than the picture of the 450D. It’s just a successor to that camera, it should only get better. Due to the higher-resolution chip you might see a bit more grain at 100%, but that is of course normal because the pictures are much more detailed. Compared to other cameras the picture is very clean. Of course a full-frame camera like the 5Dmk2 is cleaner, but it has an entirely different price tag as well.

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don’t quit as well as keep writing due to the fact it simply just that is worth to read it.
impatient to browse through a whole lot more of your own well written articles, thanks 🙂

i just upgraded from a 3 year old canon 400D to a 550D, i guess called a T2i in other markets. the objective of the upgrade was to have video feature in the camera. i am willing to use the movie function for home made amateurish movies of my baby daughter so i will mainly use the auto focus mode. i have gone through the entire manual and havent understood whether the camera focuses automatically once i zoom onto something during shooting. so far i tried and found out that it doesnt refocus on a subject once i zoom in or out of it, it only focuses before i start shooting the movie.

You simply won’t get satisfying results using any auto focus mode, especially with these cameras which are good for shallow depth-of-field work and therefore focussing for the AF is very hard.
But they thought of the need of ambitious amateurs who are new to manual focusing: You CAN autofocus BEFORE you start shooting, simple slightly pressing the photo release button just as if you were going to shoot photo. But then, you start rolling video. You can’t do this while rolling video – this is because video autofocus would have to work differently from the photo-AF built into all these cameras (they focus very fast and don’t offer slow transitions which is necessary for video shooting, for instance).
Hope this helps.

I know that the 550 d has some fewer features than the 7d , but as a cinematographer i.e someone interested SOLELY on the movie mode of the 550 d ,what are the limitations in the video rec mode compared to the 7d

Does the 7d have more options/features in the video rec menu (besides the ISO) or is it the same ?

I’m also interested solely in the video mode, therefore I had a close look at the differences. The main one you already mentioned: it’s the ISO steps, some are missing from the 550D. Also, I get the feeling that the 550D overheats a bit faster – shoot 20 minutes non-stop and you will get an overheating sign, then you have to pause for a few minutes. All the other differences seem to be purely ergonomical, e.g.: to change the aperture, you have to press a button and turn a dial at the same time on the 550D, whereas on the 7D you have dedicated dials for aperture and shutter.

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Thanks for the review. Just bought Canon 550D but have a card Panasonic 16GB Class 4 – will it work for video recording? Also – how can I open the video in my computer and watch it – do I need special software or just Media Player would do the trick? Thanks a lot, I used to do video on video so I do not know much about doing video on DSLR!

Between me and my wife we’ve purchased more digital cameras over the months than I can count, including many different Canons, Coolpixes, Samsungs, Nikons and many more types. But, the last few weeks I’ve settled down to one line of devices. Why? Cuz I was happy to take take notice of how well-designed and thrilling the often overlooked (and widely laughed at) Canon EOS Rebel T2 actually is. With it I have been able to take the most great photos. That’s all I wanted to inform about, hope you have a enjoyable day and make sure to shoot some stunning photos!

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The 550d is a great camera and if used with good quality lenses, the results are excellent whether for video shooting or photography. We always bring with us the 550d when shooting property videos using a ultra-wide Sigma. The only negative point is the overheating issue especially in warmer climates. Let us hope the future 650d will address the issue of overheating.http://www.balilandproperty.com

I have just purchased a T2i and have a Class 10 8GB card and attempted to shoot a movie. The card had less than 30 stills on it at the time and I was only able to record 7:19 minutes of video. Any suggestions?

Wow, I’m impressed by Canon. Soon I want to buy one and I’ll be most happy to take pictures and shoot with this camera. Thanks for taking time for sharing this article, it was excellent and very informative. I am very impressed with your blog. I found a lot of information in your article. Keep it up.

Hello,
Congratulations for this topic.
I am French. Sorry but I have not understand or find the translation of “no grading” parameter of your video ““FEBRUARY”.
Please, can you explain me more about this?
Gilbert

Hi Gilbert,
It just means that the colour in this video was not altered, it’s straight off the camera without any changes. (Changing these colour parameters to fit a certain look/mood is called grading.)

About Nino Leitner

Nino Leitner, AAC is a filmmaker, DP and film producer based in Vienna, Austria - yet mostly working around the globe. He focuses mainly on commercial & corporate work as well as documentaries, with an increasing number of fictional narrative projects.